Fat Dance | Dança Gorda

An international residency exchange focused on fat embodiment in dance and choreography.

The team behind Fat Dance | Dança Gorda says:

‘Dance has long ignored the marginalisation of fat people, even though we comprise a significant proportion of our communities; this is an opportunity to focus not only on inclusion but on fat embodiment’s relevance for the fields of dance and choreography.’

The project will consist of an exchange between two prominent choreographers and performers, Gillie Kleiman (UK) and Jussara Belchior Santos (BR). Together they will work on an unusual two-week residency structure.

Each will spend one week in the Midlands on each of their works, and one week in São Paulo on each of their works, acting as a collaborator in the other’s choreographic research. The processes will be documented by filmmaker Magdalena Hutter (DE), resulting in a short film.

In each location, performers will be invited to take part and participate in the residencies led by each artist, enhancing the depth of the exchange. A number of public-facing activities will emerge from the residencies, including sharings and workshops as well as the film.

Events

There are multiple opportunities to get involved with this project. See below and click the boxes to find out more.

Fat Dance | Dança Gorda – Dance workshop with Jussara Belchior

Wed 9th Jul 2025, 6:00pm

Venue: FABRIC Space 2

Location: Nottingham

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Sneak Peek of Fat Dance | Dança Gorda Research

Fri 18th Jul 2025, 3:00pm

Venue: FABRIC Space 2

Location: Nottingham

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Fat Dance | Dança Gorda is funded by the British Council’s International Collaboration Grants , designed to support UK and overseas organisations to collaborate on international arts projects. Lead partners are FABRIC (UK) and Corpo Rastreado (Brazil)

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